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Congratulations to Ron Barbian, Rich Busalacchi, Tom Slota and Melanie Kuzmanovic on a well-earned election or re-election. Please enjoy the positive affirmation our community gave you on April 5 in our nonpartisan races. I give you credit for stepping up to do this hard work and for taking the heat and tough criticism that often comes with elected office in our Village. Likely you — and your opponents — said some unfair or unkind things about each other. It is highly likely some your friends and staunchest supporters said some fairly nasty things in your behalf as well. If you haven’t done so already, you might want to send your opponents a personal note of regret for that, and appreciation for their sacrifice and willingness to step up too. …show more content…

We must now all find a way to work and come together.” That is a noble sentiment. In reality, you need look no further than the comments sections of Everything Greendale and the GreendaleNOW to witness just a tiny sliver of the mean-spiritedness expressed on all sides before — and after — Tuesday’s election. For example, in an early morning text the day after the election, school board insider and serial anonymous commenter, Jason Patzfahl assaulted my my iPhone with the Donald Trump treatment — unsolicited — and out of the blue. “Hey Billy, looks like all your right wing candidates lost yesterday…tea bagger Genz, out! Home-schooler Grogan, last place. Historical Society tool Kewan ousted! Times are changing and the parents are speaking. Your blog is so slanted it’s not even funny. It’s the Fox News of Greendale,” texted Patzfahl. As is his wont, he then went on to make some inappropriate ad hominem attacks against my family. Typically, I ignore his foolishness. In truth, I’ve heard from all sides who thought Everything Greendale’s election coverage was biased against them or their favored candidate. That usually means I am doing my

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